Car construction



Feb. 1o, 1931.

F. A; ISAACSON ET AL CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed March 8. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet l y Feb. 10, 1931. F. A. lsAAcsoN ET AL 1,792,168

CAR CONSTRUCTION l Filed March 8, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 PJ a? Feb- 10, 1931; F. A. lsAAcsoN ETAL v 1,792,168

CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed March 8. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 i l f Q01/lr inventionrelatesmore particularly to f HDPITOVQIDQDS llllllrQad refrigerator"cars" Vwherebyamore 'Inoistu'r'ej and weather-proof constructionisjprovided vi I 5A Gur` linyention also involves improyements Ak whereby anioistureproof construction is. Olofltained fand propercompensationl for learpa`ny sion ofthe inside liningjof thefarris proi vided, 'withthe result that the cost ofrnain'# l VLenance is `materially reduced and longer car service'.provided.y I. v Another object of our inyention is the pro'- v"vision 'et ineans' whereby'fthe ioorfracks are 12:; hin-gedly securedin placeso asztofproyide a lfinore rigid connection while'atthefsame time construction'gfwill "allbe fully ooniprehended y from the'ollowing detailed description of the accomp anying idra'wings, wherein i A Y Figure 1 isa kcross-sectional View of a por-v #Qtionf the/'sidewall 'and'floor of our'improvedcar construction.'

l'ligure'2jfis a-.detail cross-sectional View Y' Y of a similar port-ion of the car, with portions of the construction,shownl in Figure loinitf 35 ted.V Y Y Eigure 3 is a cross-sectioi'ial'view of the lower` portiono the bulkhead of the car. Figure 4; is a s'ectionaleleyation taken substantially on the lined-stof Figure 1, looking in the direction Aofthe arrows.' 1 Figure v5 is asectional eleyation 'of the Acar side wall adj aoent'n the 'bulk-head andice f compartment. y n, g Figure 6 is laperspective Viewl of the'lower 'portionandfatj one end ofthe bulk-,head as Yiewed from the ice-box or compartment side'. InvFigures `1fand12weillustrate'the fea# tures of our invent-ion lwhichpertain more particulaly to the Inainjpo'rtion offa i'eriger'- ator'car g'th'e figures showing a portion or" the f Y is@ item5, ses

' oar" Side wall v co'inprising' the nner j" expansion ofthe liningfV i i Y ,0,k leffeature of"our'inventioiljconsists inv 79.4

'nergusualfin j railroad refrigerator'fc'arslarid held! jbyA the 'usual belt-railf-12iwherebiy *Y outer wallor sheathingl 4is gheldfinf spaced l relationI the insulationllayersas showniny Figure 1; 'the -beltfrail 12 providing means forfnailing the inner: lining 110 andi-titleA layers of insulationlzlginplace; 'a'sfsliowuhY 601 r Inkref'rigeratoroarsasj'heretofore "con s tijuofV ted, the l.inner 'lining i'10 wasniad'e to'lextend from la toplor oeilingrail ofthe kscarl to' the f Hoor,V with ,the vresult] that" they inner )liningboards,l after ahsorbingja certainamountoff:6a` moisture' (dueto packing shipments of `Vegetables-and other commodities in ice)" would bulge'b'ecau'se no allowanoe'wasproyided forA f the provision `for such expansion, while at the saine time providing means for securely hold Re the lieie lin f plaei-:fn oriimprved construction', this inner lining 10is terminated a distance above the cariflorshown at 214." 75

lining' board'Y 10V arey irvrnlylheld in place 'by the specially' constructed iioofrlraek hingefattachingor pivot pro'vidingplate orrinernher 15,'whi1e at the saine time allowing for expan so sion/ofthe lininglooardsv Theattaching'or pivot providing plate 15 .is formed withja ,verticalre'arwall 16 ott-set outwardly at-17"(`shownrnore clearly-injEig' 7 Y I ure 2) sothat thev upper longitudinal part of 85 theplates 15 I 'naylap'a portionof the lower lining' element or boardfasV shown and'thereby secure the' lower edgefoflfheflining-in place.

The attaching plate 15 is preferably provided:

with a pair of boltholeswhichfare'disposed 90 i through the enlargements or hosses'rlSllocated Vadjacent to the off-set 17. `The plates 15va't bottom preferably hayetheir rearwalls curve forwardly into the base portion 19Y andjat an v intermediate portion each have the l,vertically 95 disposed weh-portion 20 which atttop te'rrni` nates in the hinge-pinre'ceiving head .21. The 7' f hingealsoinyolves 'al plate 22 which isadapty Lf Y edto loefsecured to the' side Stringer 23of the f j v adjacent floorracfk section partiall'yjshown' at fion the 55 1 i i i l l 24 in Figurel byboltsasat25. lThe plate 21 'of attaching .plate 515; the Vlobesf26,like` 22 is provided with the two upstandinglobes 26, 26 spaced apart sofas to straddle the head head21 being transversely apertured to receive thehinge-pin 27:y t

In order to"'comp'ensate' -for any unevenness in thecar-'fleor or between the floor: and theY floor-raelisfwe provide thehead`21 ofattach- .f ingr plate with a vertically arranged'elliptie lor* oblong,` slot; asishewngin `dotted"lin es -at 28 in Figure 1f to receive the hinge-pin 27.

With this arrangement itgis apparentithat" vertical movement of the hinge-pin is permitted so that thestringers -oiftheiiijor-raek may at all timesrest on the. floo r, instead'of Y Y open 'gs'a d tl'iecarend walls', thr'oughthe tiOl II-andthrOugh vthe apery igroove or eountersunk' opening at 3l, to rec eiye thehead bfholt aewhile the inner ien; d :gitudinal j side 'fof the Stringer l1s grooved, to

L wallj Tcon structioniv Vor` ferrule 32;! as shownfat?) inFigure l.V n f l Theb01t29 isinsertedasshownjand described mutilating `or] dsarranging 'the genera-1?" side 'Asfter the bolt 29'has been inserted'through the, strn erO, thefc ountersunklopenng 31 is, thenf-iled with asuitable insu'lttin'g'materialg'aSQ indi'catedat y'limand the outer' side. of

theistringer() "is ithenprovided with 'a' strip 'of insulatingmaterial 35 which is preferably nailed to 'the' Stringer.` 'Withthis arra'nge-V Inentfa tempera'ti'i-re seal' or proper' insulated constructionisj provided.' f

d shownfinFigure 1, Vthe car innerr'lining 1() terminates at Bbaok of Ithe upper 'off-'setl wallY of the hinge-platelgi and tlie'rear face of lthe bottom lining board is out; away, or gainedv to. iit over theupper longitudinal edge of ari-angular or L-shaped metallic member or the earsproper.- Tliefmember ffconsists preferably properxgalvanized steelplate'bent longitudinally into shape-so as to permit one side to extend vertically against' the insulation 11, while the other longitudinal side extends Vover the floor 141 andbeneath vthe foot portion V19 of the floor-rack hingemember 15.

BeforeA installing the* moisture shedding member or metallic plate '37, and before attachingfthegiioorrackfhinges to theside walls,

thejun'cture between the ii'oor l14 and the side wallinsulation 11 is provided `with oalrum,

which iseau'llrediin place, asshown at 38, and l the space above the oalrum then tilledwith a -suitablewater proofing Compound, as shown at 39whioh is trow'eled tovproper contour.: At theF-same-'timefa layer of va'sphaltum or' other suitable water proof material is .ap-

pliedjas' shown atjlO. The shaped'metallic plate $7 isi then. r applied before. the 'waterprooting`- I compoundY 'andf` asphaltu1n have thorellghlyl dried s fthat 'tneleompojundimay be Shaped-fte the 'plate 37 and providea proper waterfseal rearward andbeneathfthe plate 37:"and"fabout- `the bolts f4); kwlii'eh pass throughA the"horizont`alsi`des of the plates insulation sublil' or 'iand the bottom side Stringer ,.441 A suitable number of JbfolS 41 arel employer throughout the` length ofthe place, thereby causingy the water-p'I 'ootingk compound to oo'zef aboutfthe edges ofthe plate and'aboutthe bolts 41;"

tliefloor. 121 and theisub-layers ofinsulation,

.is-'pr dlfwith agrnetalle flgishigngfi ex; tending-at bottom beneath the fginner layer Y of insulation and attop'abovethe'planeof A H the 'floor 14 rearwardof'angleplatef37 Y mittingremevaI-alirenewal ofthe Hoomack hinges5- shyouldjjoeeasion Y require, withQllt re# moralofthe-blts-ani withoutifn 'anyway It isfunderfstood,l ofcours'e, that the flashi'ng145 'isinstalledfbefre the plate lffand floor-rack hinge; are putfintopl'ace.

l With,thisfconstructionit is' apparentlthat am'moisfture-proof relation between the ear 'lewerfend'bf the'side wailpn'sulation whereby seepage of 'water into-the juncture or crevice isfm'ade impossible. The vertically disposed sides lof they plates 37 arefirmly held in'place by the hinge-plates' 15 'and the'lower edgesofthe inner'liningboards l In order to providep'roper temperature iny sulation, 'the bottomor Hoor Stringer-411,A se;

cured on the side 'sill' 46", is grooved or socketedas shownatl'toreceive thehea'd of the boltsV 41: andthe socket then 'filled 'with a lfarranged'on the Alateral flangeio'f th'e'dripL v pan 50; the 'iee`-boXjorcomp'artment. side Aof the car beingalso provided withthe usualk f beveiedbottom'railas shownat 51. K

order to provide a water-prooi" relation Y siilatiri'gmaterial- 'andY rea rnrardv 'ofithetinnfer car wall-While the: other' side :is :arranged f on the car-,oorglspacer;V kmembers-sdisposed through-saidf-insulatingmaterial intermediattaohing Ineinbers seated onfsaidipl'ate. and

clamp :the ysaine in :place 5 boltsearriedby Y lsaidifstringer. and disposedl 'through'. said spacer members and the.fattaehi ng..menibers whereby, the latter are remoyably secured in place; the heads offsai'dzbolts being counter,-A

r-su-nlriin'saidstringer;.and insnlatingfmaterial l'iseeiired'to the 'outer aeefof-said Stringer and l -inithe eountersunk. openings `ofthe stringer.y i "7i Aigrefrgerator oar havingi spaced Youter i andpinner walls .and sheets Av0i..insulating f1naend., :'saidliashingl portions :arrang-ed aerossthetopg'sides ancleiid's ofsaid bottom rail, with? the junctresfbetweenthe flashing,

areseouredfin-plaee;and mefaiisfloeatede. on'ff i liningl whereby. thelatterlisj yieldingly held in place;Y fsaidmea'ns also"constitutingv means for VpV/otally-l Connecting the f iooreraoksf fin l terial therebetweengthe inner wall'terminatrl girigga distance rabove the oarfoor; afplastie `moisture=proof eompoiindbetween the ffloor Y and the car sidewalls; a metallic plate of *L- shape-fY erossgseetionarranged along fthe .gear -sidesand disposed Qn'said plast-io Com-pound inlapping relationwi'th the car-,floor and saidV jsheets; of insulating material with the upper longitiidinal edge of theplate arranged rear'- v ,cured in inner wall said attaching niembersbein'gqse- 8. 1A re place fby the bolt sscarried-LbysaidV 'y frig'eratorr-cary provided :with an innerliningandwith avbiillt-headiprovided with bottom ma; a metalli@ plate 0fanguiar 1 y crossffSeton arranged along-the oar sidesandf 1 t the adj aoerntyportion of theear-loor, with the ff vertical side disposed 'rearward of the inner lining; afmetallic flashing rearward .of said plate at the bulli-head.eiid,isaid flashing' having portions arranged in lapping-relation with the sides and ends of vsaid.bottomrail,

withV the junctures. between' Vthe flashing and said'` platel integrally seeured;together-into j i; l vniolstnre-prfoo frelation; with means whereby i said `plate and thevashinglare removably -f secured in place.

V9.. A refrigerator carprorided wgith1ai1V f inner lining, loor-raeks, arfb'ulk-head ,vpro-j '-7 vided with -a Vbottoni rail 4and 4afsplashplate portiono the ear-floor,l with the;Vertieal side Y disposed rearward ofthe inner liningfwhich terminates above theearfloor andgis v'arranged kto permit; expansion 5 a metallicA flashing-rearward of sai-d plate atE the bulk-head Va metallic plate of vangular fcross-sectionar- "Y ,ranged'along the `ear sideslandth'e adjacent yfii i Elanna; isAAosN' 

